I stared out the forward observation port with anxiety and dread building within my gut.
It was less than an hour till our mission now, and everything was prepared.
Everything except for me.
From behind the eyes of the massive Star Dragon, I now had a clear vantage ...
2024-09-12 00:44:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Fia breathed in deeply, and centered her Qi, as Sister Mei Mai began to play subtle chords on the Guzheng. They were in the gymnasium as usual, with her mother and Zu Tien looking on as the two sisters, Sei Mai and Mei Mai, acted as both instructors and invigilators of her m...
2024-09-08 21:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostTrying to push through a crowd while remaining incognito was damn near impossible.
I finally gave up on the incognito part altogether, dropping [Mask of the Despised] and just going for broke, pushing and shoving people while yelling for them to get out of my way. The response was more curs...
2024-09-06 00:20:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang,
Got the latest update from my artist. He's incorporated a lot of your feedback to get the image this far. I have a few changes in mind already for the weapons of the characters to give them a more Asian flare. But what do you all think so far? What about the color scheme. Is this ...
2024-09-05 22:28:29 +0000 UTC View Post
The gong for the match sounded and I immediately sprung backwards, fortifying myself with [Steel Skin] and [Steel Core]. It was not a moment too soon as the coils of the dragon unwound like a tightly-packed spring, slapping me clear across the stadium.
The pain went straight th...
2024-08-31 18:18:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Kelsey drifted through the ether of the spiritual realm.
How much time had passed now? she wondered.
5 minutes?
10?
In the hidden darkness surrounding her [Spectral Body], she felt the pressure of Dark Frenzy pressing in on her,...
2024-08-28 21:22:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
So this is the cover design that my artist came up with based on you guys ideas. This one focused around the cursed star. Which one you guys like better and also let me know what ideas you all have for the color scheme of the cursed star.
Also, will hopefully get a new chapt...
2024-08-18 11:04:16 +0000 UTC View Post
“Oh well,” Hein said. “Looks like our plan didn’t work, Chun.”
“What are you talking about?” Lin Fei said. “What plan?”
“That’s him!” the crippled man shouted, pointing at me while clutching his stomach. “That’s the one. That’s the b...
2024-08-06 21:24:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Today is the day guys, the launch of book 3! :D
This is a bit nerve wracking for me as always, but especially so because I've never done this long of a preorder before. I'm not sure if it will pan out or if the algorithms are already screwed for the launch. What would really help in any cas...
2024-08-02 10:47:35 +0000 UTC View Post
As we stepped through the doors of the Golden Spire, it felt as if I’d been instantly transported back home again. It wasn’t that the place looked the same as the Golden Spire back in Jurin, far from it actually. The place was huge for one, more like a dining hall than a bar and ...
2024-08-01 14:37:35 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I ran into the old guy, Sung Wei at the Golden Spire back on Earth, he’d told me that there’d be ‘Places like this’ on every world. But I didn’t think he meant literally. Especially not by name even. But I supposed it made sense in a way. How else were star flung soldiers to find t...
2024-07-27 23:36:28 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!
A few of you picked up the Advanced Reader Copy of Book three and for that I'm thankful. My plan is to release after the next couple of chapters of book 4 are out, hopefully by August 2nd. If you've had another read through and found any errors please drop me a comment he...
2024-07-26 10:53:59 +0000 UTC View PostPrincess Lunalah’s mind drifted as Ling Wei delivered her briefing on the latest global economic report. They were within her private office as usual, but Lunalah wished she could be anywhere else. The tedium of rule had become burdensome of late and her only reprieve was found within the refug...
2024-07-24 23:40:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Fia stood on the balcony veranda outside her bedchamber, nervously looking down into the main courtyard below. There, her father, Hei Dong, was engaged in a lively conversation with Gui Zu and Ju Gong as they played a game of Xiangqi.
This was something that had become a routin...
2024-07-20 13:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I shuffled along with my hands bound in front of me as Hein guided me by the arm towards the gangplank leading to the top of the prison roof. I got about halfway across the skiff when Governor Tai Su Long suddenly cried out.
“Wait, stop!” he said.
Sweat beaded on his ...
2024-07-18 23:35:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I sat in the back of the command skiff with my hands bound by a pair of shackles that I had placed on myself. It was frigging ridiculous, but I’d have to let things play out for now. Or at least until I figured out what the hell I could do next.
With my anger now reduced to a...
2024-07-15 02:10:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys!
It's that time again. I need to order the cover for book 4 and I know you all might have some cool ideas.
Book 4 is Max heading to the Hell Worlds so I'm thinking something along those lines.
The "Max from Behind" shot seems to have worked for the first 3 books, but ...
2024-07-13 13:36:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I was beside myself with questions.
How the hell could he be here?
Well… I kind of knew the answer to that one already.
Master Hei Dong had packed him off to military school after I trounced his ass nearly two years ago, so finding him in the army was perhaps no b...
2024-07-12 02:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
If everything goes well, I hope to release Book 3 on Amazon in the beginning of August.
I've just completed the final edits and compiled the ebook. As you've been some of my biggest supporters throughout the book (and since you have read it all already) I'm prov...
2024-07-08 02:44:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn’t have to give my order twice.
My men jumped with me off the skiff before Jei Su Long could even get a word out. I tucked my arms close to my body and went into freefall, wind pressing into my face as I dove to get to the ground as quickly as possible.
Scorched e...
2024-07-07 22:03:04 +0000 UTC View Post
“Come on, Junior Platoon Commander! Get it together!”
I clenched my fists and teeth as Jei Su Long’s obnoxious crooning drilled into my ears. Even my mask of indifference was starting to slip as his constant badgering threatened to push me over the edge. It was only the f...
2024-07-04 20:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostGot surprise special for you. Audiobook one is now on sale for the whole month of July. So if you haven't given it a shot yet, now is the opportune time. Grab it below on Amazon and Audible
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B...
2024-07-04 10:37:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Gang!
Book 2 just released on audible today. Big favor to ask of those of you who have accounts! Please leave a rating or review if you can for launch day! The audiobooks have done amazingly and in no small part due to Wayne Mitchell's performance.
Some love and some hate him...
2024-06-25 11:52:09 +0000 UTC View PostFia cycled her Qi as she formed her three jian blades into a triangle formation behind her back. She leapt into the air with qinggong just as Kel Zhi came at her with a lightning arc strike from her axe. She avoided it deftly and retaliated with a blast of radiant Qi from her palms....
2024-06-23 22:58:54 +0000 UTC View PostDear Fia,
Well, today is the day. I’m finally departing for my tour of the Hell Worlds to battle the scourge of the Cursed Stars. I know that sounds kind of dramatic and all. Honestly, they say most of that time will be spent on an army cruiser just gett...
2024-06-20 23:16:41 +0000 UTC View PostA world destroyed. An axe to grind. And a path to infinite power. Welcome to my reality.
School is out, but my education is just beginning.
My trials at Du Gok Bhong Academy pushed me to my limits and then some, fueling my breakthrough into the Sacred...
2024-06-20 23:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostI finished penning the last character of my letter to Fia before sealing the envelope and then stuffing it inside my duffle bag. I would have to find time to send it later, but as of right now, I was in a rush.
It was early morning still and the gongs were already sounding for the two-week ...
2024-06-01 14:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Kelsey breathed a sigh of relief as she once again entered the safety of Venja’s barrier. It would be for the last time tonight, or so she hoped. The Bloodmoon was setting, and the first rays of dawn were cresting over the horizon.
She was exhausted both mentally and spiritua...
2024-05-24 17:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post
I soared over the open desert at what had to be close to the speed of sound. I shot past both my platoon and Jei Su Long’s, and this time I noticed a couple of heads look up towards the sky.
I was pushing through the air like a rocket, passing huge swarms of demons as t...
2024-05-18 18:59:41 +0000 UTC View Post